Spanish Super Cup: Barcelona vs Sevilla

Sevilla and Barcelona are played on Sunday at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and Wednesday at the Camp Nou the title of Supercopa of Spain and also the confidence of their respective interests in the projects of Jorge Sampaoli and Luis Enrique, after the defensive doubts raised in preseason.

Sevilla and Barcelona will again face each other in a final after the 2016 Cup, which Luis Enrique won in overtime 2-0, and the European Super Cup last year, in which barcelonistas also prevailed 5-4 in extra time after a vibrant party that rallied to Sevilla.

Sevilla Argentine Sampaoli be presented before their fans after the painful drubbing suffered in the final of the European Super Cup losing to Real Madrid and, despite the good game displayed at times by sevillistas, he has been left in the air any doubt about the idea of ​​Santa Fe.

Despite blind faith and the non-negotiable nature of its concept, Sampaoli faces a demanding test that should align its plan with the defensive solvency for the Sevilla fans ratify the reliability of the new project, although his team still in filming.

Nor can enter the call the substitute goalkeeper, David Soria, who last Thursday three phalanges of his right hand is broken and will be sidelined for five to six weeks, so Sampaoli must use one of the goalkeepers of the subsidiary.

Consequently, the area with more problems will be the center of defense and could give the opportunity to enter the newly built sevillista eleven Argentine defender Gabriel Mercado.

After winning the league, the Spanish Cup, the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup last season, Barcelona kicks off a new season quarreling, against Sevilla, the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain, a title which, if achieved, it would be the eighth conquered by Luis Enrique Martinez from sitting on the Barca bench.

The Catalan team will face this first act of the final without striker Neymar da Silva and midfielder Rafinha, who are disputing the Olympics with Brazil, and Marc-André ter Stegen, low goalkeeper with a sprained knee.

Also doubt whether defender Jordi Alba, who on Saturday returned to normal after exercise stringing several physical problems that prevented him released in preseason games, is able to enter the starting lineup.

The absence of Ter Stegen closed, for now, the debate in goal and reconfirms the ownership of the Chilean Claudio Bravo, and lack of shooting Jordi Alba would give the square side lefty French Lucas Digne, one of the new signings Barca.

And the central Samuel Umtiti wait their turn in the rear, where the pairing of Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano has all the numbers to form the shaft.

The two doubts in the starting eleven will be the right side -Sergi Roberto and Aleix Vidal struggle to keep the position vacated by Dani Alves- and companion Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez pointed.

During these weeks of preparation, the players elected by Luis Enrique to complete the offensive trident in the absence of Neymar have been the Turkish Arda Turan and the young Munir El Haddadi, however, could leave the club on loan if finally the Catalan club closes hiring a striker.

Defensive frailty was the only but a team that, again led by a sublime Messi, has offered good feeling.

The aim of this Barcelona is to regain the strength to break back to Seville and achieve the twelfth Supercopa of Spain of its history, which would strengthen him as the team most capped gando this competition.

Match of the Year: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid has the slogan to win it all and move to rival long next in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​as it will mean a new edition of the classic 'Spanish' to be played this Saturday (12:15 Peruvian time) at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with the likely absence of Argentine striker Lionel Messi.

Real Madrid will arrive with all this party, since after the string of games that had, recover all that has been injured and have not left him complete the whole team. These highlight Gareth Bale 100%, Karim Benzema, Pepe, Marcelo, Dani Carvajal, and probably Luka Modric.

Ronaldo wants to 'destroy' at Barcelona since the last date, the white squad were defeated before its similar of Seville by 3 points to 2, which meant the return of James Rodriguez scored. Now before the 'Catalans' team 'merengue' he wants claimed.

The presence of James Rodríguez Real Madrid will have another weapon to attack status with the toughest opponent they may face in the Liga. Barcelona could take if obtiena differences victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Then there's the Barcelona team that has managed to meet in the best way the absence of Lionel Messi through injury, but well know how important it is 'Lio' in such games, so now coach Luis Enrique knows you will have to use a totally different alignment.

Neymar is voiced to be the great figure of the Catalan team, plays and passes goal has been doing lately; however, the 'trump card' is the 'tip' Luis Suarez, who walks toned and you know what goal to give Real Madrid.

In the last meeting between both teams the result was favorable to those led by coach Luis Enrique, since the Catalan team won by 2 goals to 1 with a goal from striker Luis Suarez, who defined below Iker Casillas.

Moreover, at the Bernabeu it was a different thing, as Real Madrid beat the barza by 3 points to 1 in what could have meant a catastrophic landslide for dominance of the 'meringues' in his 'home'.

The Whites will look with great suspicion by the FIFA match date and the Russian World Cup Qualifying 2018, since often you have injured players such meetings. Barcelona will do the same with its leading figures.

Lionel Messi has trained normally and the disease is memory. However, his presence in the game is still doubt. Chances are that this expectation on the bench.

Barcelona vs APOEL UEFA Champions League Match 2014

Barca begins Wednesday reconquest of Champions which last won three years ago and is expected in the environment with special pleasure. "If we were to win it every two years would be very strong," Pique told while Luis Enrique would not be marked expectations ahead of time. "The goal is to add entry points and go see The expectation is to be the best team, getting better .. . "

APOEL shines at the Camp Nou as a rival as less suitable for European road start off right. "We will fight for everything, but not trust anyone" warned about the coach, who made ​​it clear that "I scratch more or less nervous in the match against Athletic, because we prepared the game with all the intensity, as always . it's just another game. "

One more game, the first in the race to be the best team in Europe for a while "long" in the words of Luis Enrique and putting on stage, as an opponent, possibly more affordable rival to the entire group stage.

Give it to think that the club could move 11, opening the door of ownership paragraphs players in the last game and you could even think about a change in goal, giving the option to officially debut at Ter Stegen. Beyond that, the vivid image of the dedicated and ambitious team is the most valued, both for the environment and for a coach who said he was "delighted" with "defensive improvement. When we attacked we do when we defend 11 and 11 do and I am very happy with the overall improvement. "

The word rotation is in the foreground from a calendar that is loaded in a special way in the coming weeks. That is why giving "very important" to be the first match of the Champions League, should not rule out the inclusion of changes in the starting lineup.

But in the locker room escapes, he runs away, free trusts. "This sport is full of matches where an inferior opponent eats toast to a higher and that's what we'll try not happen. If we are intense and a high rate probably achieve victory" sentenced Luis Enrique, as spokesman what is understood between the template.

MARADONA, MESSI RONALDO ...

Barca seeks escape from outside pressures, including fixed by now what might happen in the duel between Ajax and PSG to focus on his own path. APOEL never played at the Camp Nou but his Cypriot preceding AEK and Apollon were defeated Barcelona.

Protagonist, as always, the football personality Leo Messi is contemplated. The Argentine is below 1 goal in the Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul and 4 record in the competition. 67 goals against numbers 68 and 71 are unusual and suggest that the Flea, gold against the assistant Athletic on Saturday can attack the goal of the Cypriot team with ambition.

In fact, the presence of a rival of Cyprus returns a memory display Maradona against Apollon in 1982, when he scored 3 goals and 2 in 1996 Nazario Ronaldo scored against AEK. Leo, with records to a step, you could join the party staged its predecessors.

All this, of course, assuming that the club starts its path in the Champions League with a victory that is contemplated as nonnegotiable as clear.

Match Result:Barcelona 1 - 0 Apoel Nicosia